Amherst College’s Class of 2014 and Commencement, By the Numbers

May 22, 2014

AMHERST, Mass. — Amherst College will celebrate its 193rd Commencement on Sunday, May 25, at 10 a.m. on the school’s Main Quadrangle. The day’s exercises will feature addresses from College President Biddy Martin and senior Katherine E. Sisk, as well as the awarding of bachelor of arts degrees to 475 graduates and honorary doctorates to seven distinguished guests.

Seniors: Back-Up Your Stuff

Before you leave the College, back up your work from your U: drive, W: drive, email, and other resources. While you can use Amherst's VPN service to copy your work from off-campus, using VPN is much, much slower than backing up on campus and sometimes there are problems. It is much easier and safer to back up your data while you are still on campus.

IT Checklist for New Alums

Dear Seniors/New Alums,

On campus, you've had access to Amherst IT resources (email, software,VPN, network storage, etc.). When you leave Amherst and move on to exciting new ventures -- whether starting a career, graduate school, or simply enjoying the land of guilt-free daytime television -- you must prepare to find new email, software and file storage services.

2012 Senior Assembly Prizes and Awards

The following awards were presented to members of the Class of 2012 at Senior Assembly.

Scholarship and Citizenship

The Addison Brown ScholarshipFrom a fund established by Addison Brown of the Class of 1852, the scholarship is awarded to that senior who, being already on the scholarship list, shall have attained the highest standing in the studies of the first-year, sophomore and junior years.

Time to Remember

A few weeks before they graduated, we asked members of the Class of 2010 to tell us about their favorite course at Amherst, their favorite spot on campus or the most memorable day of college. Here’s what three of them said:

Meet the Seniors

Sure, they’re thrilled to graduate. But where are they going? Where have they been? Amherst interviewed more than two dozen members of the Class of ’08—men and women who’ve studied in Siberia, Greece, India; who’ve worked for record labels, hospitals, senators; who’ve joined the U.S. Navy and the Peace Corps. Here are 15 of their stories.